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矮小
áixiǎo
(after tone sandhi)
Main
English Definitionshort and small; low and small; undersized
Simplified Script矮小
Traditional ScriptSame
Pinyinǎixiǎo
Effective Pinyin
(After Tone Sandhi)
áixiǎo
Zhuyin (Bopomofo)ㄞˇ ㄒㄧㄠˇ
Cantonese (Jyutping)ai2siu2
Part of Speech(形) adjective
Proficiency Test LevelHSK.v3=4
Word Decomposition
ǎilow; short (in length)
xiǎosmall; tiny; few; young

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矮人ǎiréndwarf
矮子ǎizishort person; dwarf
矮胖ǎipàngshort and stout; dumpy; roly-poly
矮个子ǎi gèzishorty
矮化ǎihuàto dwarf; to stunt
Words With Same Tail Word    
国小guóxiǎoelementary school (Tw); abbr. for 国民小学
大小dàxiǎodimension; magnitude; size; measurement; large and small; at any rate; adults and children; consideration of seniority
从小cóngxiǎofrom childhood; from a young age
细小xìxiǎotiny; fine; minute
胆小dǎnxiǎocowardice; timid
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